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This Emperor split the great Roman Empire into two smaller empires. A western and eastern empire
Who was Emperor Diocletian?
This empire got too big to manage and was forced to split into two, later transitioning to the Byzantine Empire
What was the Roman Empire?
This Empire, under Constantine, spoke Greek.
This event significantly decreased the population of the Byzantine Empire and was one of the factors leading to its fall.
What was Justinian's Plague?
Constantinople's location was considered "well-positioned" because it sat near these.
What were active trade routes?
This Emperor ruled the Western Roman Empire, he was able to restore much of the lost territory.
Who was Emperor Justinian?
This simplified, organized, and updated the legal text of Roman Law. It had a profound influence on the development of legal systems in history.
What were Justinian's codes or Body of Civil Law
This Empire spoke Latin
What was the Western Roman Empire?
The religious wars to originally help protect the Byzantine Empire from Islamic attacks but ultimately leading to its fall.
What were the Crusades?
These people were able to preserve classical Greek and Roman literature, philosophy, and science.
This Emperor established Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Who was Emperor Constantine?
This proclamation allowed tolerance of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.
What was the Edict of Milan?
Later becoming the capital of the Byzantine Empire this location was impacted by trade.
What was Constantinople?
The ongoing attacks from various groups including Goths and Persians
What were the Barbarian attacks?
Byzantine art most often depicted this theme
What was Religion?
This Emperor restructured the military by clamping down on corruption and increasing taxes.
Who was Emperor Heraclius?
The significant religious and political conflict within the Byzantine Empire during the 8th and 9th centuries, debating over religious icons in worship
What was the Iconoclast Controversy?
This empire was the foundation of the Byzantine Empire, conquering most of the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
What was the Roman Empire?
Power struggles, coups, and civil wars weakened central authority leading to the fall of Byzantine Empire. Also known as,
What is Political Instability?
During the Second Council of Nicaea, this side of the Iconoclast Controversy was affirmed to be right
Who were the Iconodules?
This leader brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. (Ottoman Empire)
Who was Mehmet the Conqueror?
The formal separation of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
The Great Schism of 1054
The most famous architectural contribution from the Byzantine Empire
What was the cathedral Hagia Sophia?
This empire began its rise to power and posed a significant threat to the Byzantine Empire.
What was the Ottoman Turks?
The Byzantine Empire also played a critical role in the cultural development of these people.
Who are Slavic people?